Politics is broken — but Comic Con isn't
The White House correspondents' dinner was phony and ugly. Comic Con was joyful, colorful and way more real
The reason Blanche won't drop slush fund
The acting attorney general made $10 million as the president’s defense attorney
Texas Senate mulls ways to push religion
The lieutenant governor released seven new charges for state senators to study before the Legislature reconvenes
A magical Miyazaki cure for burnout
"Kiki's Delivery Service" is a family movie that holds practical magic for adulthood
The art of the beach sandwich
Unlike the airport sandwich, a great beach sandwich doesn’t merely survive the wait — it gets better as it sits
Accountability can't stop at ICE
Corey Ruiz's death in Wisconsin shows that local police need scrutiny too
Performing arts and the empathy crisis
We’re losing our connection with one another. Performing arts education can help us get it back
Judges slam Trump's "unethical" DOJ
Federal judges have criticized the administration's prosecutors in hundreds of cases since Trump took office
CNN is complicit in the Trump circus
The press didn't just cover Trump's White House Correspondents' Dinner meltdown — it enabled it
Patti Smith helped Lenny Kaye go solo
After decades as one of rock's most influential collaborators, Kaye has finally released his first true solo album
Vance will never be the GOP Obama
He can copy Obama's biography, but the vice president will never have the charisma
Talarico leads Paxton in new poll
The poll found the Austin Democrat with a surprising edge
It's always rice and eggs
With crisp feta, bacon, avocado and a runny yolk, it’s the meal I return to again and again
What "English Patient" left off screen
"But Have You Read the Book?" revisits the adaptation of Ondaatje's novel, which favored romance over history
Private school on the public's dime
A provision now taking effect under the Big Beautiful Bill sends students to private schools at public expense
Trump and Musk's history obsession
The frenemies' strange obsession with historical "accuracy" has disturbing connections to big AI
Talarico: Paxton committed voter fraud
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the attorney general may have broken state law
The right's Gen-Z influencer pipeline
From Phyllis Schlafly to Emma Waters, a familiar agenda cycle continues
Fighting Marco Rubio's enemies list
The FBI's targeting of civil rights activist Lillian Smith provides lessons for solidarity and resistance
Harris’ biggest 2028 opponent is herself
As she lays the groundwork for a campaign, Harris again risks a trap of her own making
A founding father's queer legacy
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family tree keeps getting more complicated and colorful
Tax-funded private schools are wild west
State legislatures are steering money to private schools with far-reaching consequences
DNC chair Ken Martin is under fire
The embattled Democratic National Committee leader is undermining the party’s midterm — and 2028 — prospects
Court rebuffs Trump on mail voting rules
Court continues blocking key portions of Trump's executive order, siding with states' rights and the Constitution